Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The Little Market is a 501(c)(3), charitable organization founded by women to help alleviate poverty by sourcing their good from artisan groups in over 25 countries. Serrv International is a nonprofit dedicated to fighting global poverty through fair and ethical trade. Products are sustainable and environmentally-friendly.

Ethics 131

Ethics Children Poverty Education 131

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

Image Credit: Jon Tyson on unpsplash.com In 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final strategy to reduce lead exposure. Even small amounts of lead can lead to severe adverse health effects in children , including issues with learning, brain and nervous system development, hearing and speech, and arrested growth.

Curriculum and Teaching 75

Curriculum and Teaching Children Environmental Public and Social Policy 75

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 5, 2023

My inspiration was seeing the lived experiences of Black people in America not really reflected in environmental conversations. IC: I think your book is very clearly a mix of your personal experiences, as well as both environmental history and political history. Mine is my children. And so much of that is changing now.

Environmental 126

Environmental Food Poverty Culture 126

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 23, 2020

Watts of Love: Watts of Love is a global solar lighting nonprofit bringing people the power to raise themselves out of the darkness of poverty. Kiva : To connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Invisible Children: To bring a permanent end to LRA atrocities. Center for Biological Diversity: Saving life on earth.

Poverty 94

Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management Health Children 94

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2024

A third of the people in this country, nearly 100 million, live below 200 percent of the federal poverty level , where the loss of income from even a short-term illness can be insurmountable. The expanded (but now expired) child tax credits alone cut childhood poverty by 30 percent in only six months. This work is urgent.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 126

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Black people who couldn’t access federal loans to buy homes in the suburbs were often relegated to industrialized areas, where exposure to toxic waste and other environmental hazards is unavoidable. As a 2021 United Nations report condemning environmental racism in the United States noted , most of these people are Black.

Food 132

Food Agriculture Environmental Governance 132

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 18, 2023

Of that total, the United States Environmental Protection Agency found that a minuscule 0.73 For example, in Robeson County, where almost three-quarters of residents are Black or Indigenous, many continue to experience poverty and hunger because they lack the support necessary to return from devastating, increasingly frequent climate events.

Philanthropy 105

Philanthropy Poverty Environmental Governance 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

They were also more likely to live in units that were overcrowded or contaminated by lead, asbestos, and other environmental hazards within high-poverty, low-opportunity communities. Casey Foundation’s mission is to create a brighter future for America’s children, young people, and families. The Annie E.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Foundations 126

Nonprofit Megaphone

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The American Farmland Trust protects agricultural land, promotes environmentally sound farming practices, and helps farmers continue to grow food for us all. Kiss the Ground is committed to educating the public about the environmental benefits of regenerative agriculture. Environmental. Agriculture. American Farmland Trust.

Children 105

Children Environmental Nonprofits Agriculture 105

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The poverty rate is 52.4 Central to the Black community, it had amusements for adults and children alongside an auditorium where notable figures like Booker T. Through his children, his culture shaping legacy extended into politics. But today,100 years later, the same neighborhood looks very different. People like writer Ida B.

Culture 122

Culture Poverty Governance Finance 122

Getting Attention

JUNE 15, 2015

Goldman Environmental Foundation (San Francisco, CA). Communications Coordinator Good Shepherd Children & Family Services (St. Marketing Strategist Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery, AL). Communications Associate. Communications Associate PATH (Los Angeles, CA). Louis, MO). Santa Rosa, CA).

Marketing 68

Marketing Marketing Environmental Associations 68

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Serrv International is a nonprofit dedicated to fighting global poverty through fair and ethical trade. Jude Children’s Research Hospital continue to treat and defeat childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. Products are sustainable and environmentally-friendly. 17) Serrv International :: serrv.org. Household Goods.

Ethics 107

Ethics Children Production Manufacturing 107

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Harmful assumptions about payment behavior effectively criminalizes poverty and understates the harm that water shutoffs cause to low-income communities. Contamination often drives up treatment and therefore service costs and is a pervasive environmental justice issue.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Universities Collaborations 140

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 3, 2024

Lesley-Ann Noel is using her design skills to tackle real-world problems like homelessness and environmental sustainability. For example, for my PhD project, I used a participatory process with children, though children are not typically consulted.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Children Education Education 126

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Ongoing neglect and isolation led to entrenched, concentrated poverty and a growing distrust of civic leaders. At one point, the team learned that residents feared the lake because overgrown vegetation made it unclear where the water began, and parents worried that their children might drown.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 141

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 5, 2023

From displacement and poverty to illness and environmental degradation, the urgent challenges facing the world today call for innovative approaches that combine an entrepreneurial spirit with a clear understanding of the problems and a firm footing in communities. ”—UN Secretary-General António Guterres, 2019.

Collaborations 144

Collaborations Culture Technology Governance 144

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2015

Examples of numbered lists include, “Five Reasons Why Conserving Wildlife is Important,” “Ten Simple Ways to Serve Your Local Community,” “Nine Powerful Stats about Domestic Violence in America,” and “Six Reasons Why You Should Read to Your Children.” Photo Essays.

Nonprofits 109

Nonprofits Children Culture Health 109

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

.” Before the cooperative, women were selling pineapples at a much lower price and were stuck in a cycle of poverty. Women are seeing an increase in income and are able to send their children to school, access health care, acquire more land, and diversify their earnings through other small businesses.

Food 122

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

In the early days of the pandemic, the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation , whose mission is to help people and places move out of poverty and achieve greater social and economic justice, recognized the devastation COVID-19 would bring to their grantee communities. Their approach to grantmaking and strategy is very community-based.

Philanthropy 131

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Collaborations 131

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

For nonprofit social media managers who have to be constantly be engaged in depressing story lines like poverty, war, environmental destruction, and violence against women, children, and animals, spending a minute two a day browsing baby animals on Pinterest is good for your mental health and your nonprofit.

Management 93

Management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Poverty 93

Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Corporate Social Responsibility⁠—also known as CSR⁠—is a business practice in which companies take accountability for the social, environmental, and economic impacts of their operations. Since the partnership began, Disney has helped grant thousands of life-changing wishes, bringing joy and hope to children and their families.

Volunteerism 52

Volunteerism Volunteerism Disaster Relief Food 52

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

If your nonprofit has an environmental focus, nature photos can also be captivating. For example, check out this video for Village Enterprise , a nonprofit devoted to ending extreme poverty in rural Africa: The video shows the story of Margaret, a small business owner, told through the perspective of Margaret’s grandchild.

Poverty 52

Poverty Environmental Nonprofits Education 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Wainwright is the CEO of Family Life , one of Australia’s largest family services providers working with vulnerable children and their families. “If Intergenerational trauma occurs when one or more ancestors pass along unhealed trauma they experienced before having children or during pregnancy.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Health Activism Culture 140

Top Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This is extremely helpful for nonprofits that work with people experiencing homelessness, poverty, and medical crises. Environmental sustainability. This supports environmental sustainability, as these clothes will be given new life through reusing or recycling. Increased awareness.

Environmental 52

Environmental Nonprofits Recruitment Homelessness 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Serrv International is a nonprofit dedicated to fighting global poverty through fair and ethical trade. Jude Children’s Research Hospital continue to treat and defeat childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. Products are sustainable and environmentally-friendly. 17) Serrv International :: serrv.org. Household Goods.

Ethics 40

Ethics Children Production Manufacturing 40

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 12, 2024

We are your own children. 2 She has gone on to inspire countless youth activists and organizers fighting for climate and environmental justicethe issues raised in her speech 32 years ago being as critical now as they were back then, if not more so. I did not know the history of youth organizing for environmental justice.

Philanthropy 98

Philanthropy Environmental Agriculture Nonprofit governance and management 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Every day, after educating them about the dangers of lead poisoning, I sent families back to homes full of lead paint, because at the time, our public health response did not include necessary environmental changes, like home repairs. Along with my team, I was still telling people what to do. How did we have it so wrong?

Health 124

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 28, 2023

Their experiences show how the interdependencies of the SDGs come to life at the local level: Ending homelessness requires addressing issues of poverty, mental and physical health, quality employment, environmental justice, and climate change—in addition to safe and affordable housing.

Collaborations 105

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

. ­­ A 1983 US government study documenting the placement of hazardous waste landfills in low-income and Black communities was one of the first studies to highlight the intersection of environmental issues and racial inequity. In this period, surface temperatures across the United States have increased by a relative average of 1.2

Energy 111

Energy Finance Environmental Food 111

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

This foundation supports children, families, and communities as they strengthen and create conditions that propel vulnerable children to achieve success as individuals and as contributors to the larger community and society. Areas served: US. Kellogg Foundation. Areas served: Baltimore, Chicago, Hawai?i, Areas served: Worldwide.

Health 98

Health Entrepreneurship Foundations Education 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 27, 2022

As we work to make future buildings healthier and safer for people and the planet, we also have to respond to the fact that half a million children, the majority of whom are in predominantly Black and/or high-poverty neighborhoods, already live in housing that exposes them to lead.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Energy Manufacturing Environmental 111

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 14, 2024

Programs that involve children resonate widely. Think about organizations that take children with terminal cancer and their families on wonderful vacations. An environmental organization I know hired a former lieutenant governor as Executive Director. Who can say no to that? Animal rescues have missions that are assets.

Fundraising 59

Fundraising Fundraising Food Children 59

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Image credit: Photo by Los Muertos Crew on pexels.com On May 1, 2023, a Cessna plane took off from the tiny Amazonian town of Araracuara in Colombia, carrying seven passengers: the pilot, four children, their mother, and another adult. But the four children—Lesly (13), Soleiny (9), Tien Noriel (4), and Cristin (1)—survived.

Children 138

Children Civil Society Culture Health 138

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 5, 2024

According to the United Nations Development Programme, women and children are 14 times more likely to die during a disaster compared to men. 13 A report by Save the Children highlights this relationship between climate change and the rise in child marriage rates. million girls from completing their education each year.”

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Environmental Education Education 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

This lack of rural access (RA) particularly impacts young girls and women living in poverty, who are often left behind when it comes to education, health-care services, and opportunities to generate income. But the new infrastructure brought environmental benefits, too. days per month.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Health 130

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

This article profiles three organizations from which we hail—the Center for Biological Diversity, Marbleseed (formerly the Midwest Organic Sustainable Education Service), and Wellspring Cooperative—that have grown to focus on addressing the many social, political, economic, and environmental ills that are a direct outcome of capitalism.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Environmental Food Public and Social Policy 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

The false belief that a person can leverage hard work and talent to pull themselves and their family out of poverty should they only try is a pervasive story that has shaped our culture and laws. If they worked, they were seen as unfit mothers and had their children taken from them. But also included was what became known as welfare.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Law 122